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  • Birthday 03/15/1954

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  1. I have a Korean made (Samick factory,2001) EJ-200 acoustic non-cutaway that I bought a couple of years ago.The solid Sitka Spruce top is beautifully bookmatched and what is really different is that the back is made of a single piece of maple that has been split down the center and had a checkered middle strip separating the 2 halves.I have played some of the more recent EJ-200-CEs cutaway acoustic-electrics and I have to say that there is no comparison when the Korean model is put up against the Indonesian or MIC models,the Korean models are as close as you can get to the $5,000+ Gibson.Even though the Indonesian and MIC models are quite good guitars,I'd take my 2001 MIK non-cutaway acoustic EJ-200 over any MIC or MII EJ-200-CE acoustic-electric any day.
  2. I bought a used 2001 Korean made EJ-200 (Samick factory) a couple of years ago.She's a non-cutaway non electric with a natural finish and she sounds HUGE and certainly gives her Gibson counterpart a run for the money.I have been considering putting electronics into her but she sounds so incredible played acoustically that I just can't get around to electrifying her.My EJ-200 was in near mint condition when I bought her for $400 Cdn. and I have kept her in the same condition ever since,if you can find a good used EJ-200 either with or without electronics,you can't go wrong-especially if it's an early 2000's non-cutaway Korean made Samick factory model.
  3. Congrats on buying one of the best guitars around today.I bought one of the first Trad Pros way back when they first came to market-that was about 10 years ago and I still get blown away by her amazing tonal response and ease of playing,I can play for hours and my hands never feel fatigued.
  4. Back when the first Epi Les Paul Traditional Pro came out about 10 years ago,I made a bee line for my local music store to try one out.I plugged a beautiful wine coloured Trad. Pro into a Fender Blues Jr. and was blown away by how much the guitar sounded like a vintage PAF 'burst Les Paul and immediately bought the guitar.No matter what amp I play this guitar through,she never ceases to amaze me-she is exceptionally heavy when I turn up my old JCM 800 2204 stack and let her wail-of course she also can weep like an angel when you coax some classic blues riffs from her.For my money the Trad Pro is one of the best guitar buys around today.
  5. Thanks for posting that info,I had lost my list of Epi date and factory codes and had to try and guess from memory,the date/factory code of the beautiful near mint EJ-200 natural finish Epi that I bought a few months ago.I had figured that she was made at the Korean Samick factory in August 2002 and was the 30633rd unit made that month and I got it all right-my ancient 63 year old brain can still retain the important things in life,such as guitar and amp specs.....what a relief.
  6. I would never get rid of a guitar with such a beautiful maple cap on it.If the guitar plays well,has good action and holds its tuning,you could always opt for changing out the pickups to Epis own excellent Pro-Buckers,Gibson Burstbuckers,Bare Knuckles,Lollars or the fabulous Vineham Sweet V'59s.Don't sell,swap or throw out the pups that you remove because there will most likely come a time in the future when you say to yourself "She sounded pretty goog in the first place with these original pickups,I wish I had kept them." I have always come to eventually regretting getting rid of every bit of gear that I ever sold or traded-so 32 guitars later,I don't for one minute regret keeping any of them.
  7. I just watched the Them Beatles videos and was floored by their covers and the attention to detail from the exacting vocals and instrumentation right down to the stage movements,facial expressions and body language of the guys-they have studied their respective roles intensively and it shows.
  8. I tip my hat to you my friend,your expertise and obsessive attention to detail is incredible,Clarkus will certainly look and sound even moreso the part of John Lennon when Them Beatles do their Madison Sq. Gardens part of their shows-you are a true artisan.I would love to see one of their performances because they have obsessive attention to detail in replicating every aspect of The Beatles' performances.To those who weren't around in the halcyon days of The Beatles and those who were there are want to relive them Clarkus and company are doing a great service and now you are also part of that great service.Take a well deserved bow guys.
  9. Hi Bonzo,

    I would recommend a new Harley "Reach Seat" to help your daughters Harley. Unless it is an 883 Low she needs to get some lowered shocks (I recommend "Progressive Suspensions" brand).

    The handle bar reach issue will resolve with the seat moving her forward and also down which will help keep from dropping the bike. Not good to hold those 600 lb...

  10. Bach's Greatest Organ Works-Peter Hurford.It's an unbelievable album,Hurford's manual dexterity and footwork with the bass pedals is astounding.BTW the organist of Iron Butterfly was the son of a church organist and the intro of Inna Gadda Da Vida was inspired by a Bach fugue.
  11. Epiphones are all premium quality guitars that are way beyond the quality of other brands in their price range.The fit and finish and attention to detail as well as the tone are sll superb.
  12. @ Lord Summerisle: The problem that you had with your Korean Firebird must have been inherent in the bolt-neck models.I have an '06 Custom Shop sunburst and it's simply a great guitar and what really makes it outstanding is that it sounds just like a mid 60s SG.The guitar is also a great player too and stays in tune for hours of constant hard playing. It's a pity that your guitar was plagued with problems because the black finish is reallt striking.
  13. I have bought 6 Epiphones so far and have never been anything less than thrilled by either one of them.I know enough about about guitars not to buy into brand snobbery, as far as I'm concerned people who show prejudice against certain brands or can't see beyond one particular brand are only displaying their ignorance about guitar brands.I tried out my first Epiphone with an open mind and was so amazed by it that I bought 2 more besides it then and there.I have 2 John Lennon models and I was so impressed by them that I wrote Yoko Ono and thanked her for letting Epiphone release the John Lennon models-she actually answered my letter,but that's another story.Thevery best Les Paul that I've ever played-and I've played many over the past 45 years of playing and repairing guitars-was an Epiphone 1959 reissue Les Paul,it was absolutely flawless and sounded and played like no other I'd ever had my hands on,regretably my finances at the time didn't allow me to buy it. When I did go looking for a Les Paul I looked into the Epi Traditional Pro and the second I plugged it in I was sold on it as it sounded identical to the PAF Les Paul that Robert Fripp used on the very first King Crimson album on songs like Epitaph and I Talk To The Wind.AS far as I'm concerned Epiphones are giving their parent brand Gibson a really good run for the money lately as their quality is just sublime.
  14. With regard to the Gibson/Garrison plant in Mt. Pearl,Newfoundland,Canada.That plant was shut down at least 2 years ago and all the inventory even Garrison guitars that people had left there in good faith and had nothing to do with Gibson for repairs were packed up and sent back to the U.S.All the manufacturing equipment was also disassembled and sent back too.I know this because my daughter worked there installing tuning pegs,necks and electronics and her old boyfriend was in charge of the finishing/refinishing part of the plant.The closure was dropped on them one Friday,they were simply told that they were not to show up any more. There were a lot of people who had nothing to do with this very put out about it.There at least 2 dozen Garrison guitars that had absolutely nothing to do with Gibson left there to be worked on and some of them were the top shelf models that were there for little more than a truss rod adjustment.I don't know who ended up with these beautiful guitars as Garrison is no more and with its innovative design and bracing it is destined to become quite collectable.A very good musician friend has tried several times in vain to trace his prized Garrison that he used gigging and it was their most expensive model.So far nobody from Gibson or the ex CEO of Garrison has been forth coming with any answers.
  15. Hi Morkolo,What part of the province are you from?I'm on the Southern Shore and about the only musician here not into Irish music,I love Beatles,Hendrix and British Invasion as well as blues and alternative.Bonzoboy.

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